William Poduska
John William Poduska Sr. is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He was a founder of Prime Computer, Apollo Computer, and Stellar Computer. Prior to that he headed the Electronics Research Lab at NASA's Cambridge, Massachusetts, facility and also worked at Honeywell.[1]
Bill Poduska | |
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| Born | John William Poduska Memphis, Tennessee USA |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1959; M.S., 1960; D.Sc., 1962) |
| Occupation(s) | engineer, businessman, professor |
| Known for | founder of Apollo Computer and Prime Computer |
| Spouse | Susan Poduska |
| Children | Alice Ann Casey, Margo Poduska Kay, John William Poduska Jr., Mary Beth Pandiscio, Lily Ann Poduska[1] |
Poduska has been involved in a number of other high-tech startups. He also has served on the boards of Novell, Anadarko Petroleum, Anystream, Boston Ballet, Wang Center and the Boston Lyric Opera.[2]
Poduska was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1986 for technical and entrepreneurial leadership in computing, including development of Prime, the first virtual memory minicomputer, and Apollo, the first distributed, co-operating workstation.[3]
Education
Poduska was born in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Central High School in Memphis. He went on to earn a S.B. and S.M. in electrical engineering, both in 1960, from MIT. He also earned a Sc.D. in EECS from MIT in 1962.
Awards
- Recipient of the McDowell Award, National Academy of Engineering, 1986
References
- "John W. Poduska". Olin College. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08.
- "Management". Anystream. Archived from the original on 2006-04-06.
- "Dr. John William Poduska, Sr". National Academy Of Engineering.
External links
- Hendrie, Gardner (October 9, 2002). "Oral History of John William (Bill) Poduska Sr" (PDF). Computer History Museum.